Emma Abbate & Julian Perkins - Tournament for Twenty Fingers (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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Emma Abbate & Julian Perkins - Tournament for Twenty Fingers (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 69:27 minutes | 975 MB
Classical | Label: BIS, Official Digital Download

Initially enjoying popularity first in Germany-speaking lands and then in France, the genre of the piano duet (four hands, one piano) went on to blossom in England during the 20th century. On this album Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins present the complete works for piano duet by each of the composers selected. Palm Court Waltz, the Sonatina and Theme and Variations from Lennox Berkeley display Gallic traits, the consequence no doubt of his studies in France and his keen interest in the music of Satie, Ravel and Poulenc. While showing an evolution in the composer’s approach to tonality, every hint of seriousness is constantly balanced by elegant playfulness and diaphanous textures.

Less well-known than Berkeley, Richard Arnell and Stephen Dodgson nevertheless contribute to the general atmosphere with their unabashedly tonal music that shows the neoclassical influence of Hindemith, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. Dodgson’s suite Tournament for Twenty Fingers, which gives its title to this disc, is especially full of fun while ending with a homage to the Czech composers Dvořák and Janáček. An outstanding talent, Constant Lambert held jazz in high esteem and his Trois Pièces – written to be played entirely on the piano’s white keys – form a high-spirited and heartfelt tribute to its rhythmical vitality and inventiveness.

Tracklist:
1. Palm Court Waltz, Op. 81 No. 2a (04:11)
2. Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands in E-Flat Major, Op. 39: I. Allegro moderato (03:08)
3. Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands in E-Flat Major, Op. 39: II. Andante (02:55)
4. Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands in E-Flat Major, Op. 39: III. Allegro (03:07)
5. Theme & Variations for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 73 (07:49)
6. Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 61: I. Andante e maestoso (00:58)
7. Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 61: II. Allegro (02:17)
8. Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 61: III. Andante (02:26)
9. Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 61: IV. Poco presto (02:41)
10. Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 1, Gavotte (01:25)
11. Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 2, Romance (02:58)
12. Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 3, Fantasia in C Minor (02:42)
13. Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 4, Cradle Song (01:31)
14. Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 5, Hill-Billy (02:00)
15. Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 2: No. 1, Allegretto in F Major (01:45)
16. Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 2: No. 2, Cradle Song (Extended Version) (02:05)
17. Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 2: No. 3, A Bohemian Entertainment (07:26)
18. Sonata for 2 Pianos (08:52)
19. 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 1, Aubade (02:23)
20. 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 2, Siesta (03:39)
21. 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 3, Nocturne (02:58)

foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2022-06-29 18:59:37

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Analyzed: Emma Abbate & Julian Perkins / Tournament for Twenty Fingers
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -1.46 dB -22.81 dB 4:12 01-Berkeley: Palm Court Waltz, Op. 81 No. 2a
DR14 -2.61 dB -22.56 dB 3:08 02-Berkeley: Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands in E-Flat Major, Op. 39: I. Allegro moderato
DR16 -5.23 dB -29.06 dB 2:56 03-Berkeley: Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands in E-Flat Major, Op. 39: II. Andante
DR17 -1.32 dB -23.19 dB 3:08 04-Berkeley: Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands in E-Flat Major, Op. 39: III. Allegro
DR16 -0.45 dB -24.29 dB 7:50 05-Berkeley: Theme & Variations for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 73
DR13 -3.86 dB -22.80 dB 0:59 06-Arnell: Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 61: I. Andante e maestoso
DR14 -1.89 dB -21.92 dB 2:18 07-Arnell: Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 61: II. Allegro
DR15 -4.90 dB -27.56 dB 2:26 08-Arnell: Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 61: III. Andante
DR14 -1.83 dB -20.80 dB 2:42 09-Arnell: Sonatina for Piano 4-Hands, Op. 61: IV. Poco presto
DR14 -3.51 dB -23.14 dB 1:26 10-Dodgson: Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 1, Gavotte
DR13 -8.64 dB -27.44 dB 2:59 11-Dodgson: Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 2, Romance
DR13 -2.95 dB -22.48 dB 2:43 12-Dodgson: Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 3, Fantasia in C Minor
DR11 -10.15 dB -27.99 dB 1:31 13-Dodgson: Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 4, Cradle Song
DR13 -4.77 dB -22.95 dB 2:00 14-Dodgson: Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 1: No. 5, Hill-Billy
DR13 -8.97 dB -26.38 dB 1:46 15-Dodgson: Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 2: No. 1, Allegretto in F Major
DR12 -5.53 dB -25.94 dB 2:06 16-Dodgson: Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 2: No. 2, Cradle Song (Extended Version)
DR16 -2.14 dB -23.92 dB 7:26 17-Dodgson: Tournament for Twenty Fingers, Pt. 2: No. 3, A Bohemian Entertainment
DR16 -1.49 dB -24.46 dB 8:52 18-Dodgson: Sonata for 2 Pianos
DR14 -0.57 dB -20.63 dB 2:23 19-Lambert: 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 1, Aubade
DR14 -12.19 dB -30.51 dB 3:39 20-Lambert: 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 2, Siesta
DR13 -5.46 dB -22.95 dB 2:58 21-Lambert: 3 Pièces nègres pour les touches blanches: No. 3, Nocturne
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Number of tracks: 21
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1970 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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